650GS Steering Head Part Missing

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Midrand - Gauteng
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Triumph (all models)
I downloaded a service manual earlier today and was busy reading through it.

Got to this page about the steering head , thought it looked funny , ran down to the bike and yes , I am right , my trike is missing part no 5.

As the bike is way past warranty , I has a reputable NON BMW concern look the bike over from top to bottom when I bought the bike , which was not that long ago.  They obviously felt it was not a part important enough to have...

I commute approx 120 k's every day with most of that at 120 + on the freeway.

I cant see this causing the front wheel to fall off , but will the absence of this part explain the oversensitivity of the bike's steering on the freeway?
 

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